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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    It's never happened before and I use this alignment tool a lot, so this is something new. In this pre-set example, It doesn't appear to alter the phase at all after it's activated, there's just massive HF roll off. There's no/little difference between 1, 5, 10 or 20mm. So unusable at the...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Come across an oddity that is new to me and not heard previously. If you change the alignment values in either cab block by a minimum of 1mm, then the tone changes dramatically. So what should be a reasonably snarly dirty sound here transforms into a muffled sound. I understand that the...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Release

    Need a Revv limiter...
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    Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.02 Public Beta (Beta 2)

    This is what you get when you morph Joe Satriani with Yngwie Malmstein.
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    Can a Fractal expert resolve this conundrum?

    Thank you. That makes sense.
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    Can a Fractal expert resolve this conundrum?

    Thank you. I haven't changed these cabs settings at all on this page, so I'm guessing that there's a possibility that it was posted like this. Anybody got any ideas why the CPU is almost maxed out compared to the other scenes?
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    Can a Fractal expert resolve this conundrum?

    I'm sure that one of you experts will be able to solve this in a nanosecond, and if you can then I'd be obliged if you would be kind enough to show me where I've gone wrong. With the wonderful GOT series (Thanks Fractal and ALL contributors), I like to put my own spin on things, whilst...
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    John Mayer Two Stone/Rumble SSS Preset Tutorial

    Very close indeed!
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    Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.01

    Can we stick to the topic please?
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    Axe-Fx Firmware Version 20.05 Public Beta (Beta 1)

    Isn't Fractal Audio Brilliant!
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    BS Bigger Than My Flanger Not Working

    I copied this verbatim as per the video, but the envelope follower in the modifier never triggers. Adjusted the threshold as per the advice above, but no change.
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    Kirk Hammett with AXE-FX lll

    You wouldn't use a LP on modern metal, because of it's tuning flaws. However I've not heard a PRS (yes they're amazingly consistent guitars) sound as good as this one. An even better one is the 'Beast' owned by Bernie Marsden. It covers most musical genres simply by varying the volume pot,
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    Kirk Hammett with AXE-FX lll

    No PRS on the planet sounds as good as that Les Paul.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 19.02 Public Beta

    This upgrade makes me sound better. Better noise gate?
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 19.00 Beta 1

    Potential Bug: Both files have a Wah. When this is engaged after a few seconds output signal drops by around 30db. Go to another pre-set without a Wah and the original levels come back. Both pre sets are modified versions of ones uploaded by @2112, so credit to Leon Todd.
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    Dr Bonkers Ambient Thing

    Thanks DBS. Are the cab IR's easily available?
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    From Leon Todds Cave: Boss CE-1, ADA MP-1 Chorus & Eventide micropitch

    I mixed the two approaches in @2112 most recent AF3 videos (this and 'add a Plexi'). Played with/changed a few parameters and came up with a really great LP tone. Thanks Leon.
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    Wish More Boost types @ "Amp - Preamp - Input Boost"

    I agree more boost types would make a fantastic design even better. Would mean less use of separate drives and could lead to less CPU usage where no drive is employed.
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    From Leon Todds Cave: Boss CE-1, ADA MP-1 Chorus & Eventide micropitch

    Thanks @Larz.
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    From Leon Todds Cave: Boss CE-1, ADA MP-1 Chorus & Eventide micropitch

    Thanks Leon. Forgive me for being ignorant, but how do I convert FAS Bundle to syx. files?
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    AFIII LON CHANEY LIVES! Free Halloween Preset for the Axe-Fx III

    What an awesome pre set!
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    My Blocks/Channels Library

    Cheers Leon you beaut!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 17.00 Public Beta

    Many thanks Cliff, Question: On some pre sets I've used 2 IR Player blocks (Echoplex) as subtle pre-amp boosts before and after a drive block. all placed before the amp block. Do I take that as these two blocks are now combined as one stereo pair that my pre sets will need to be changed?
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    Rundown of my "Whassup" preset based on the Comet 60 model (Free preset included)

    I looked up the demo's of the Komet 60 amp and lo and behold, guess who's showcasing it? https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-audio-amp-models-comet-60-komet-60.112823/
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    Rundown of my "Whassup" preset based on the Comet 60 model (Free preset included)

    Thanks again Simon. I've mashed up your pre-set to find something that sounded really good.
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    AFIII Playthrough of my song LP using the Axe-Fx3 (Free Preset included)

    Really excellent playing Simon. Downloaded your pre set (thanks) and made some changes to suit me based on other tips that I've plagiarised from elsewhere and learned something new.
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    Van Halen 1 Cygnus?

    Thank you for your input, R.D and Burgs. I've modified a MF Recty (Thanks to Marco Fanton) and the used these settings/principles Even though I'm not trying to emulate the EVH sound, I've been able to create a huge and inspiring crunch/lead tone (with Eastman SB59/V).
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    Fractal cancelled my order, and refused to ship

    Isn't it about building your business and adding new customers? It's not this guys fault that he happens to live in a country that doesn't have a dealer. How would you feel if you was seriously interested in the Axe FX3, but Fractal was an Egyptian based company who didn't ship to the US...
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    Coming soon...

    Who released that song?
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    A few high gain tones for you in one preset.

    Thank you. Applied what little knowledge that I have to adapt these to my tastes.
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    AFIII Classic Marshall tone (+ patch)

    Awesome preset, thank you.. Great sounding. I cut the low end down to 80Hz and cut the top end down to 8K and it's fantastic. Added a mid boost in the Amp settings to supercharge it further.
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    What is your favorite single cut?

    Eastman SB59/V. Amazing, resonant. Wonderful to play. Notice that Brett Kingman loves them as well.
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    The fact that you say that VAT/import charges are worse into Australia is interesting because oddly it appears slightly cheaper for Australians to buy from Independent Music in Australia than Europeans buying from G66. UK customs increase now on G66 price, I guess will be around 4.5%.
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    To give context. Here in the UK, should I be interested in buying a Helix or Quad Cortex or Kemper, then I know what the price will be. It's not really incumbent on G66 to provide details of the full price for UK purchasers now, I assume that they will ship the product with no VAT and with no...
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    You're correct in that the in the EU, electronics have to have a minimum two year warranty, so any Fractal distributor would have to give that warranty as a minimum. However, my experience of previous Fractal products has been very positive, with the only blemish being that I had a one faulty...
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    If I was paying $2000 for a piece of high end electronics like this, then one of the merits is that on the whole the probability of a fault occurring is less than a lower cost option. Fractal have a huge list of very high profile musician advocates on their website who are more than happy to...
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    You can see how much of a cost difference there is for a start. That does impact on the end user, even before Brexit. I work for a dealer who sells high end AV from a Northern European manufacturer. Their pricing is even across different continents and markets. Let's say there is a product...
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    The difference is that Switzerland has aligned itself with the EU single market, the UK hasn't, so I understand that it won't be as seamless as you've experienced.
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    From the anyone importing into the UK, the custom fees are the same irrespective of whether it's coming from Germany or the US. Having checked the UK Gov website, it's 3.70% for this commodity. So when it gets shipped, you now have to wait longer because the Royal Mail will contact you and...
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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

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    UK market-Is it now best to order AF3 from Fractal in the US going forward?

    Now that regretfully the UK is no longer a member of the EU, means that buying from G66 in Germany will now incur additional custom duties, which puts those who live in the UK and wish to order at a financial disadvantage. UK shoppers face Brexit duties on holiday and online purchases |...
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    Buy Axe-Fx 3 in UK

    With respect Ole, I would disagree. I will give you an example from the company that my employer sells in the UK. They are a EU based consumer electronics company. So a product with a RRP in the UK of £2250, has an equivalent price in the EU of around 2500 euros. This product is available for...
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    Buy Axe-Fx 3 in UK

    Just done some checks on this: $1999=£1564.00 Add UK Duty @ 4.5% (From HMRC Website)=£70.00 Shipping=£85.00 Total £1790.00 + VAT at 20% =£2062.00 G66 price-2799 euros =£2414.00 Premium paid= £362.00 or $462.00 The point I would like to make is that I work for a dealer in the UK who distributes...
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    New Axe-Fx III basic price - $1,999

    It doesn't have to be like this though. I work for a dealership that sells high-end TV and audio from a well known European brand. There's uniformity of price irrespective of where that customer lives whether it be in the UK, EU or US, and everyone experiences the same level of service. If you...
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    New Axe-Fx III basic price - $1,999

    Here in the UK you will have to cough up the equivalent of $2980, that's almost 50% more albeit with an extra two years warranty.
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    AFIII Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Live

    Real kudos to the guitar player here and I know that this is the reason for posting it on this forum. Does anyone agree with me that the singer constantly struggles to hit the higher notes here. I found it a little painful to listen to if I'm honest.
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    Yngwie blues album

    He forgot to breathe and come up for air, which is essential for any blues conversation.
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    AFIII FW 3.01 - Plex Verb and Cloud Reverb sample (David Gilmour inspiration)

    Superb playing here Marco.
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    FS MFC-101 Mk3 Mint Condition

    Coventry. Sorry I didn't pick up your message earlier on in the week.
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    FS MFC-101 Mk3 Mint Condition

    Re-priced at £375.00.
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    FS MFC-101 Mk3 Mint Condition

    Bump.
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    FS Axe-Fx II in excellent condition-UK based

    Price drop to £1100. If you're interested please PM me.
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    FS MFC-101 Mk3 Mint Condition

    Mint Condition, unmarked and with original box. £400 but open to offers....
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    FS Axe-Fx II in excellent condition-UK based

    Bump...
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    FS Axe-Fx II in excellent condition-UK based

    Unit is excellent condition with no marks or scratches. Plastic cover still on display. Never been gigged and only used in a non-smoking domestic environment. Comes with original box and instruction manual. Unit has been very reliable apart from replacing a faulty power supply around 12 months...
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    Eastman SB59/V guitar-massive thumbs up!

    Maybe the cracked head stock makes all the difference! Who knows?
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    Eastman SB59/V guitar-massive thumbs up!

    Can put some pics out but this video shows the build quality and detail well, although the dealer does drool a little bit. Good sounds with great sustain as well.
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    Eastman SB59/V guitar-massive thumbs up!

    The T58V looks great I agree. Interesting video on YouTube comparing the SB59/V with a Gibson Les Paul 1958 VOS.. The SB59/V was very comparable at less than half the price.
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    Eastman SB59/V guitar-massive thumbs up!

    Got this amazing guitar just before Christmas and although I am predominantly a Strat style man, I am absolutely knocked out by it. These are handmade by a small workforce of luthiers in Bejing. I love the antiqued finish but accept that it's not everyone's cup of tea. The idea of the design...
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    AxeCabManager - a new utility for Axe-FX II users

    Thanks for coming back to me. Midi messages are: MIDI IN AXE FX2 and MIDI OUT AXE FX2. Any help? Steve Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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    AxeCabManager - a new utility for Axe-FX II users

    Hi Cyberferret, Thanks for all the work that you have done on this utility. For me it would not work. Using windows 7-32bit notepad. AF2 FW11.01 with new presets and with the latest USB drivers. The correct USB routing for AF2 MIDI in and out appears on the drop down list options. The...
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    WITCH CLOSED BACK HEAD PHONES FOR THE AXE

    Not really pro headphones per se, but new to the market.... BeoPlay H6. Amazing sound, very accurate. Great passive noise cancellation design that works well to reject extenal noise. Light and very comfortable. They will wear well over time if you look after them. Check them out at...
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    Experience with Sonos for home audio?

    I think that the consensus is that most of the sonus users are happy with what they have but most seem to major on the convenience/integration factor. However, not many talk about out and out performance as the reason why they have made the purchase in the past. Spotify has a music service is...
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    Experience with Sonos for home audio?

    If you do use airplay, a good solution is to rip any CD's that you have at Apple lossless to retain sound quality and then stream from your pc to the airplay device using the free Remote for Apple app on your local smartphone/tablet device purely to navigate your way around your iTunes library...
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    Experience with Sonos for home audio?

    The best airplay range for sound quality atm is BeoPlay by Bang & Olufsen. They use the same active speaker principles that you get in frfr active speakers. You guys appreciate why you need to spend big on your rig and your choice of instruments. It is the same with home audio if the best...
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    Experience with Sonos for home audio?

    Most of us on the forum care about audio quality, many have moved on from 'lesser' designs to axe-fx due to their limitations. With axe-fx, some of us are trying encapsulate either the raw 'in the room' sound or the 'polished' studio ready sound. Either way you are aiming for a high degree of...
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    Experience with Sonos for home audio?

    In my opinion, being involved in designing and supplying high end audio-visual systems for 25 years-sonus has a good reputation for the design of their user interface but the sound quality although reasonable can be easily bettered by alternatives without spending an awful lot more. Sent from...
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    Opinions needed: G&L Comanche

    I have a g&l comanche with a lovely maple neck. Pickups have a wider frequency range (especially in the bass) with a fatter creamier tone than the legacy and asat that i have. My opinion.is that it doesn't cover strat or les paul territory only because the sound is so different. It has it's own...
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    Impact_Fuze

    Needs less notes, more space between notes (so that the notes have more impact) which makes more 'music'. That's why what Jeff Beck plays is memorable and this isn't. Technically brilliant. Reminded me in a way of UK and Bill Bruford solo albums era with early Holdsworth, but a lot more...
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    Happy Birthday Scott Peterson

    Many Happy Returns Scott!
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    Prestige Guitars from Vancouver-Anyone own/tried these?

    Looking for a good Gibson LP style model (In the Warren Haynes to Gary Moore ball park) without having to resort to the over-inflated price tag and variable build quality of Nashville's 'finest'. Has anyone had any experience of Prestige Guitars out of Vancouver as they seem to offer a lot of...
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    (R)evolution of Rock Guitar part 5-Fusion/Jazzrock - Axe-Fx II

    Fantastic playing, switching and programming/set up skills. Re: Peaches-Would be interesting to hear what Dweezil as someone close to the Axe Fx 2 with his knowledge of how this amazing black box works, thinks about Ketil's version of this famous Frank Zappa tune.
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    Favorite all time solo(s) and why?

    Michael Schenker-Rock Bottom from Strangers in the Night Jeff Beck-Where were you Jeff Beck-Final Peace David Gilmour-The Blue
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    Let's all wish Cliff good vibes and a quick recovery!

    Best Wishes to Cliff. Take a break and look after yourself. Come back fit and healthy. Be very, very proud of what you have acheived. When people look back they will wonder at how a one man outfit dared take on the big boys and completely beat 'em 'up with the incredible products that you...
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    My quest for the Bonamassa Live Tone...

    This link is a good reference point: YouTube - ‪North Sea Jazz 2009 Live - Joe Bonamassa - So many roads (HD)‬‏ Joe playing at the North Sea Festival in Holland in 2009. Better performance and sound than the Royal Albert Hall IMO. Definitely more open sound and bite from his rig and...
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    Axe thru Studio Monitors: What are you using?

    Adam S2a speakers with an Adam Sub 12 for me.
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    UK & EU FRFR users?

    Axe Fx through an Adam Sub 12 subwoofer and a pair of Adam S2A monitors.
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    Pick-Up Advice ...

    If you are based in the uk or europe, Bare Knuckle Pickups may be good place to start- VINTAGE Apache Single Coil Set The Sultan's Single Coil Set Mother's Milk Single Coil Set PAT Pend Strat® Series VINTAGE HOT Irish Tour Single Coil Set Slow Hand Single Coil Set-Claptonesque...
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    Rush Tom Sawyer VIDEO AxeFX, Suhr

    Hi Mark, Would love to see your version of La Villa Strangiato.
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    Is there an integrated audio interface that can do this?

    Hi Scott, Thanks for this, your suggestion is much appreciated. Steve
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    Is there an integrated audio interface that can do this?

    Hi Dutch, Thanks for your reply. The balanced input/output approach I preferred because of long run of cable (10m+), higher output and lower noise floor.
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    Is there an integrated audio interface that can do this?

    Thanks for looking. This may be really simple to acheive or impossible to do... I want to patch in an audio interface/device into my simple signal chain of Standard AxeFX>Adam Sub 12>Adam A7. All connected via balanced audio outputs. The device will need to take a high quality audio output...
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    AXE FX ULTRA BENT FACEPLACE and NO PRESETS new out of box!

    Re: AXE FX ULTRA BENT FACEPLACE and NO PRESETS new out of bo We call them wUPS! in the UK, still no better here either, at least as bad as the national carrier ParcelFarce...
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    blues on the axe

    Nice tone, got quite a lot of the Gary Moore vibe including the 'messy' rakes before a bent note that is a signature part of his technique. Singer was pretty good as well.
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    Made an interesting discovery today - FRFR guys take note

    Re: Made an interesting discovery today - FRFR guys take not Made a massive difference to my sound on dirty and clean patches. Also helped me create some new patches which I am really happy with. Fantastic tip Aussiejoe, thank you for sharing this info. Can someone put this on the wiki please?
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    AlbertA IR Converter

    Re: AlbertAxe Utility's Thanks for clearing this up.
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    AlbertA IR Converter

    Re: AlbertAxe Utility's Having used AlbertA's utility (many thanks), he talks about the idea of splitting the IR into two pieces (1008 samples) to create an IR with better defined low frequency response. Can someone please give a link to where this information has been discussed previously on...
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    Happy Birthday Cliff (11-29)

    Happy Birthday Cliff. Master of the algorithm.
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    Red Wirez "Tone Recipe Formula" Sharing Thread

    Thank you Scott for letting us know. However, I tried to open this batch folder as per instructions by downloading the file in my Redwirez folder and unzipping it. MS-DOS won't open either the mixIR.bat file or the mixIR-vista.bat file and the programme won't run. Error message: 'The system...
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    Update on the number of user cabs?

    Hi Jay, I think that you miss the point here. I use patches with combinations of different user cab slots, let's say 1,2,4,5,7,9 &10. This leaves me with 3 & 8 as a spare to try a different and new IR. I would rather not overwrite (if only temporarily) over the others just in case I lose the...
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    Update on the number of user cabs?

    I guess that there are limitations as to why there are only 10 user cabs. However with the introduction of the Redwirez IR's Big Box which can sound fantastic if you select the right one for your patch, I am suddenly aware that ten options on user cabs could be a big restriction. As they...
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    8.05 Drive settings compared to 8.02

    Sorry I don't understand about the 'flux capacitor' business. Can anyone tell me if the same above ratio applies to the 'Fuzz Bender' model as well?
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    8.05 Drive settings compared to 8.02

    Many thanks Cliff for your quick response! I eagerly await the standard Axe Fx 8.05 upgrade release in a few days (hopefully!)
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    8.05 Drive settings compared to 8.02

    With 8.05 the gain structure reverts to an approximation of the original OD on pedals that I now use, e.g. T808 Mod and a Fuzz Bender. I have the best overdriven sound ever using the T808 Mod with 8.02 and if I upgrade to 8.05, my drive (6.26) and level (7.87) settings would have to be altered...
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    Tips For Strats

    I have a G&L Legacy and I have shielded the internals and made some grounding changes internally. It does reduce hum by quite a margin. There is an old link called: http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php. Hope this helps.
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